River Grove station
River Grove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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River Grove station in September 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 8421 Arnold Avenue River Grove, Illinois 60171 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°55′52″N 87°50′10″W / 41.9310°N 87.8362°W / 41.9310; -87.8362 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Pace bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 333 (average weekday)[1] 5.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 138 out of 236[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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River Grove is a station on Metra's North Central Service and Milwaukee District West Line in River Grove, Illinois. The station is 11.4 miles (18.3 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the lines.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, River Grove is in zone 2. As of 2018, River Grove is the 138th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 333 weekday boardings.[1]
On the Milwaukee District West Line, as of February 15, 2024, River Grove is served by 41 trains (20 inbound, 21 outbound) on weekdays, by all 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
On the North Central Service, as of February 15, 2024, River Grove is served by 12 trains (six in each direction) on weekdays.
West of the station, the North Central Service diverges from the ex-Milwaukee Road's Chicago-Omaha-Kansas City mainline at the B-12 junction in Franklin Park, Illinois and proceeds north on the Canadian National Railway's Waukesha Subdivision, with the Milwaukee District West Line continuing to the west. Inbound North Central trains bypass the next six MD-West stations, running nonstop to Western Avenue. The station is located across the tracks from Arnold Avenue on the corner of Illinois State Route 171, and is surrounded by the local St. Joseph's Cemetery. It is also located across from Elmwood Cemetery.
Bus connections
Pace
- "Route 319 – Grand Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
References
- ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
External links
- Metra – Stations – Metra North Central Service
- Metra – Stations – Metra Milwaukee District/West
- Station from Thatcher Avenue from Google Maps Street View
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